title: The effect of population movement on the spatial distribution of socio-economic and health status: analysis using the Northern Ireland mortality study.
abstract: This paper examines the impact of population movement on the spatial distribution of socio-economic and health status in Northern Ireland. Five percent of the population cohort changed decile of deprivation between 2000 and 2001, resulting in a net gain in more affluent deciles and a net loss in more deprived areas. In addition, there was a net gain of relatively more affluent people in the more affluent deciles and a net loss of such people from more deprived deciles. However, this selective mobility had a minimal impact on the spatial distribution of health. More pronounced effects may be observed in longer periods of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science, Block B, Royal Victoria Hospital Site, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BJ, United Kingdom. sheelah.connolly@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sheelah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosato
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class